Sex Work, Health, and Human Rights Global Inequities, Challenges, and Opportunities for Action

This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of the health inequities and human rights issues faced by sex workers globally across diverse contexts, and outlines evidence-based strategies and best practices. Sex workers face severe health and social inequities, largely as the result of st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Goldenberg, Shira M. (-), Morgan Thomas, Ruth, Forbes, Anna, Baral, Stefan
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer 2021.
Edición:1st ed. 2021.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b4509374x*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Overview and Evidence-Based Recommendations to Address Health and Human Rights Inequities Faced by Sex Workers
  • Part I. Burden of Health and Human Rights Inequities Faced by Sex Workers Globally
  • Chapter 2. The Epidemiology of HIV Among Sex Workers Around the World: Implications for Research, Programs, and Policy
  • Chapter 3. Global Burden of Violence and Other Human Rights Violations Against Sex Workers
  • Chapter 4. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Inequities Among Sex Workers Across the Life Course
  • Chapter 5. Exploring the Protective Role of Sex Work Social Cohesion in Contexts of Violence and Criminalisation: A Case Study with Gender-Diverse Sex Workers in Jamaica
  • Chapter 6. Patterns and Epidemiology of Illicit Drug Use Among Sex Workers Globally: A Systematic Review
  • Part II. Structural Determinants of Health and Human Rights Inequities in Sex Work
  • Chapter 7. Criminalised Interactions with Law Enforcement and Impacts on Health and Safety in the Context of Different Legislative Frameworks Governing Sex Work Globally
  • Chapter 8. Stigma, Denial of Health Services, and Other Human Rights Violations Faced by Sex Workers in Africa: 'My eyes were full of tears throughout walking towards the clinic that I was referred to'
  • Chapter 9. Criminalisation, Health, and Labour Rights Among Im/migrant Sex Workers Globally
  • Part III. Evidence-Based Services and Best Practices: Opportunities for Action
  • Chapter 10. Sex Worker-led Provision of Services in New Zealand: Optimising Health and Safety in a Decriminalised Context
  • Chapter 11. Best Practices and Challenges to Sex Worker Community Empowerment and Mobilization Strategies to Promote Health and Human Rights
  • Chapter 12. Reimagining Sex Work Venues: Occupational Health, Safety, and Rights in Indoor Workplaces
  • Chapter 13. Integrated Interventions to Address Sex Workers' Needs and Realities: Academic and Community Insights on Incorporating Structural, Behavioural, and Biomedical Approaches.